'Heroes': Luke latches on and Rebel lurks
The best line of this "Building 26" episode of "Heroes" came from Sylar: "OK! Technically, I'm a serial killer."
The exchange between he and Luke, all of the exchanges between he and Luke, were great -- Luke eagerly reaching toward the father figure that is Sylar, and Sylar so callously brushing aside his friendly repartee. "Luke, you have to stop trying to be my friend or I'm going to have to kill you." Actors Dan Byrd (Luke) and Zachary Quinto (Sylar) have a good chemistry going. After giving Luke advice and saving him from government capture, is Sylar softening, or is he just saving Luke for himself later? Going with the latter here.
New Delhi. The whole storyline was, to me, a waste. If it is over, Hiro and Ando did nothing by going to India except allow Hiro to figure out that he could make a difference sans powers, and show that even with powers, all it takes is a big pot to smack Ando over the head and he's done. If Matt drew something like the image above, though, we should assume it's important, and that there may be more to this. Hope so.
Nathan's still playing the political game, and now a bigger fish has come along. Abby Collins of Homeland Security is looking to shut down this "magic" witch hunt. Until ... ohh, lookee here, Tracy escapes. And what are the chances that Tracy Strauss, Washington lobbyist and girl who gets things done, knows the Homeland Security liaison? Apparently, pretty good. Abby watches Tracy flash freeze a guy, and <poof!> Nathan's funding is back. Smells like a setup, and it is. But it wasn't Nathan. The Hunter wants to continue hunting.
Annnnnndd, we're back in a comic-book store -- and Claire is still on her hero kick, this time warning underwater-breather Alex about the arrival of danger in the form of her father, HRG. And all of this based on sketchy info from a text message? More on that later. It was not a very scintillating scenario, but the Claire versus HRG situation did set up HRG's decision to leave his family. Will he be a wild card? Will he shadow Claire and protect her? Will he .. oh. Peter and Matt just captured him. And I was just thinking that maybe it's better to just concentrate on two story lines per episode, but I did want to know what was going on with Peter P. and Matt P. Lo and behold, they show up at the end, and I'm supposed to be fine with that? Actually, I am. Matt delving into HRG's memory/past will be very interesting next week.
Lastly ... who is Rebel? This person who knows whom to help, when and where? Hits Claire up on her cellphone? Can fax people in India to get a message to Hiro and Ando -- who aren't ther
e yet? Probably not a Costa Verde Community College student with precognitive powers, though it's possible. Is it someone we already know, a new player or a splinter group just trying to help out? Commenter Keith thinks it's Noah/HRG, and I have ideas (I think it's more than one person), but I'd like to hear yours in the comments section.
With a 4.9/7 rating last week (dropping from its Feb. 2 standing), a good season by the "Heroes" crew is not being seen by many. Guess people are more interested in Milo and Hayden's split than the plights of Claire and Peter.
-- Jevon Phillips
Photo: NBC.com
I think its Micah.
Posted by: HeroesFan | February 17, 2009 at 08:57 AM
One of the worst eps ever. The India thing was a total joke and waste of time, on top of which Ando gets clocked with a pot? And the guy "carried him off?" In a couple seconds? Ever try carrying a grown man? Maybe the Indian groom had super-strength?
And Nathan, can we write his character with the slightest bit of consistency, please? He cares, he doesn't care, ends justify the means, now they don't, let's grieve for the dead guy's family...
And Tracy, if the heat lamps have to be on her every second, how does she eat? Go to the bathroom?
Posted by: MPS | February 17, 2009 at 01:50 PM
I think Rebel is Micah, which would explain the communication ability.
Posted by: Lance | February 17, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Who is REBEL? I think Micah is a fun idea but I'm betting it's Angela Petrelli.
Hiro has become one of the worst characters on this show and continues to act like an 8 yr old brat.
Sylar has been the most interesting character but truth be told, he should be dead. There's no way HRG would have left him in that cell presuming he'd die in the fire. He would have used that shotgun to blow Sylar's head off. It was so out of character for HRG to not finish the job. I look fwd to Parkman getting in his head also.
Posted by: thrILL! | February 18, 2009 at 08:41 AM
I thought it was clear, Jevon.
I AM REBEL!
Viva la reveloucion!
(Start the revolution? That means getting off the couch! And then I'd miss "Heroes".
Go ahead and start without me. I'll catch up with y'all.)
Posted by: Rebel | February 19, 2009 at 08:43 PM
That should be "the exchange between him and Luke" rather than he and Luke. "He" is the subjective form and "him" is the object form. "Between" is a preposition and should therefore be followed by an object, not a subject.
It's sad that the Times is so broke they can't afford an editor.
Posted by: off2cdwzrd | February 21, 2009 at 08:45 AM